It may be a jarring statement, but for more than three full lifetimes — the 220 years from the 1620s to the 1840s — most American schooling was independent of government control, subsidy, and influence. From this educational freedom the American Republic was born.

Now, after 150 years of tax-financed schooling, we see more and more children failing to grow into responsible, caring, competent adults. A movement is growing to reclaim the American tradition of family responsibility in education by returning to the separation of school and state.

Our Proclamation is a bold statement that goes beyond the reform ideas that have been failing for over a century and are doomed to fail again. This short Proclamation goes to the tap root of the "public school" mess — government! Click here to sign it now!

Using the Proclamation, we are building a groundswell that will eventually do the political job of ending government involvement in schooling.

The Proclamation has been endorsed by more than 21,000 people. You can see the ones in your city, state, or country by clicking here. You can also see the names of prominent individuals who share your political or religious view by clicking here.

Action: Couples should both sign, as well as older children who understand and believe in School Liberation. Every person counts on our march to 1,000,000!

The Berlin Wall was destined to fall, but nobody knew when. Similarly, School Liberation is possible, but we don't know when. We don't even know what event will trigger the collapse of support for government schools. What we do know is we are further along than most people think.

Two national polls show that 1/4 of the U.S. population (50 million) already favor ending tax financing of schools and compulsory attendance. Another 50 million agree with the proviso that poor children get enough voluntary scholarships to go to better schools than today. Click here to see a two-page report of these national polls.